Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Tests Assessing Ligamentous Injury of the Talocrural and Subtalar Joints: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Ankle sprains are the most common acute musculoskeletal injury. Clinical tests represent the first opportunity to assess the sprain's severity, but no systematic review has compared these tests to contemporary reference standards.

Objective

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests assessing the talocrural and subtalar joint ligaments after ankle sprain.

Data sources

CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, hand-searching, and PubMed-related article searches (inception to November 18, 2020).

Study selection

Eligible diagnostic studies compared clinical examination (palpation, joint laxity) against imaging or surgery. Studies at a high risk of bias or with high concerns regarding applicability on Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 were excl

SUBMITTER: Netterstrom-Wedin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109591 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature